Collar.



P. E. HEERY. COLLAB- nrmo'uxol rmzn JUL! 10,1909.

945,164. Patented Jan. 4, 1910.

@fyi/bitumen: l f1] @Moz v/m lmember retained in position on the lunderside of the top portion of the collar PHILIP E. HEERY, OF NEWARK,l NEWJERSEY.

COLLAR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 4, 1910.

Application led July 10, 1909. Serial No. 506,886.

To all whom 'LtAma/y concern:

Be it known that I, PHILIP E. HEERY, a V citizen ot' the United States,and a resident i of Newark, county of Essex, and State of i New Jersey,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Collars, of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention relates to collars, more particularly to soft or negligecollars, and the object of the invention is to provide a soft ornegligee collar which when in `use will have' all of the appearance of astill' 0r starched collar, with none of the latters disadvantages.

Further objects of the invention are to do away with buttons and metalfastenings and to make the collar in such a manner that it can be easilylaundried and readily assembled for use.

To the accomplishment of the above objects, and to such others as mayhereinafter appear, the invention comprises a soft turned down collar,the top portion of which is provided with a removable stiening member,and suitable guides secured tothe under side of the top portion of thecollar at the ends thereof, through which the tie is passed for holdingthe collar in position.

Referring to the drawings: Figure 1 is a perspective view of a collarconstructed according to my invention in assembled position, some of theparts bein shown in dotted* lines. Fig. 2 is a view of t e collar laidout flat with the neck band of the collar turned back. F igv 3 is asectional view on the'line 3 3 of Fig. 1.

In the drawings A designates the neck band of the collar, and B the topportion of the collar, the same being of ordinary construction, the neckband of the collar being provided in the usual manner with overlappingends or tabs C which are each provided with suitable button holes D,which together with the hole E in the central portion of the neck bandprovide means for securing the collar to a shirt.

Secured to the top ortion of the collar is `the stiiening mem er F,which in the present instance is made to conform substantially to thesha e of the top portion of the collar, the same ein usually made ofcelluloid or other lexibIe, material which can readily be .removed forlaundrying the collar. In the; present instance the stiiening by meansof the guides or pockets G secured to the top portion of the collarpreferably at each end so as to extend the collar and keep the topportion thereof smooth. The pockets lor guides G are sewed to the underside of the top portion of the collar only at the top and bottom, thesides of the pockets being left open for the insertion of the ends ofthe stifening member F and the ends of thetie H. As the tie is notusually as wide as the ends of the top portion of the collar, theVpockets are preferably sewed at one side to the upper part of the endsof the top portion ofthe collar, as shownat K, the remaining portion ofthe sides of the pockets being left open and preferably cut away or backfrom the ends of the collar to give a natural effect to the loose endsof the-collar, and to permit of the knotted portion of the tie beingpartly covered b the ends of the collar as shown in Fig. 1. The sewingof the pockets G as shown at K also prevents the stitfening member Ffrom getting out of place.

The primary object of the pockets G is to act as guides for the tie tomake the same hold the ends of the top portion of the collar irmlyinposition, and to give a dressy appearance to the ends of the topportionof the collar. In the present instance the pockets G are alsoarranged to hold the ends of the stiifening member F, but the stii'eningmember might just as well be secured to the top portion of the collar ba separate pocket similar to the ockets but entirely closed at one end.In t e resent instance, the stifening member is a so retainedpat itsmiddle by a small tab Mwhich is sewed at the top and bottom to the underside of the top portion of the collar. Additional oekets may be providedif desired for ho ding` the member F in position 'or the pockets or tabsmay be made longer or shorter as desired. It is desirable .in any caseto soarran ethe pockets or tabs for holding the mem be readily insertedand removed from the collar.

.It is to be noted that the stii'ening member F is only fastened to theunder side of the 'top portion of the collar so as to give a uniformunwrinkled surface to the top portion of the collar. It is also to benoted that the tie is placed between the member F and the neck band sothat when the tie is drawn tight it will not wrinkle the top er F sothat'the same canportion of the collar which is a decided advantage inthis kind of a collar.

The pockets G being arranged as shown in the drawing, obriate 'the useof a safety pin or similar fastening for holding the ends of the topportion of le collar together in order to make the collar stand up.

In order to hold the tabs of the neck band together at the top, there isprovided a .small but-ton N with a suitable button hole 0 foraccomplishing this purpose.

fhile the invention has been described with' particular' reference tothe details of construction it is not to be considered as limitedthereto, as many changes may be made and still fall Within the scope ofthe following claim.

What I -claim is z- A neglige collar comprising a neck band l and a topportion, in combination with a stiening member, and pocket-sl secured tothe ends of said top portion, said pockets beingopen at their innersides to permit of said sides to retain the stifening'member inposition, the remaining portion of the outer sides of said pockets beingleft open to per- PHILIP E. HEERY. Witnesses l LEO J. MALTY, FRANK E.RoFFMAN.

the insertion of the stieningmeniberand closed on their onter'sides. fora portion of mit of the insertion of a tie between the

